In a rare case, a hormone-producing intestinal tumor led to the development of ectopic Cushing’s syndrome in a 50-year-old man,…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
Cushing’s disease was successfully treated using metyrapone in a pregnant women with no harm to the unborn baby, a case-report…
A recent report described the rare case of 9-year old girl who developed Cushing’s syndrome due to a hormone-producing…
An aggressive tumor in the brain’s pituitary gland, which caused severe Cushing’s disease, was successfully treated with rounds of radiation…
Treatment with the blood thinner enoxaparin within a few hours after curative pituitary surgery may help reduce the risk of…
A rare case of a man with severe Cushing’s syndrome due to an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-producing lung tumor, initially…
A 62-year-old man with an aggressive form of Cushing’s disease had his diagnosis delayed because his symptoms initially resembled…
A 14-year-old girl with aggressive Cushing’s disease developed cavernous sinus thrombosis — a rare condition that causes blood clots to…
The risk of blood clot formation — commonly higher than normal in people with Cushing’s syndrome — persists during…
Ahead of this year’s Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill, held virtually July 14–22, the EveryLife Foundation will…